Step tracker apps can have a concrete and perceptible impact on our health. According to a study conducted by British researchers, smartphone users who track steps taken on a daily basis are likely to engage in more physical activity over the years and hence enjoy a healthier life.
Monitoring our daily activity with a pedometer app is so easy to do today, since we all carry our smartphones with us anyway. Most of these apps work both outdoors and indoors, including on the treadmill, are easy to use and offer advanced statistics to help us understand what we need to improve. There’s no need to buy an additional gadget, which you have to remember to charge and carry with you when you want to exercise.
If you’d like to become fitter and healthier, here’s a list of 7 free iPhone apps to monitor how physically active you’ve been during the day:
ActivityTracker
Our first proposal to overcome your sedentary lifestyle, ActivityTracker is a free iPhone app to track steps with ease. ActivityTracker uses the iPhone’s built-in motion processor and therefore has a minimum impact on the battery life. The app can track your steps, the distance covered, the calories burned, the flights of stairs climbed, as well as the total active time.
Because you need to stay motivated, the app allows you to set a weekly target and displays a daily goal based on that target. You can set a personal target not only for the number of steps, but also the distance covered and the calories burned. With ActivityTracker you’re always updated with the progress made, including on an hourly basis, and can easily analyze your daily, weekly and monthly stats.
The app lets you share your fitness results on popular social networks, via email or various messaging platforms. ActivityTracker offers an independent app for Apple Watch, an app badge, so you can see your step count directly on the app icon, a customizable Today widget and Lock Screen widgets for a quick look at your progress.
- Price: Free (Subscription: $14.99/year)
- Requirements: iOS 12.0 or later
- Download Link: App Store
Sweatcoin
Sweatcoin is not your average iPhone step tracker. This is an app with a completely different approach, because it basically pays you to get in shape. Sweatcoin stimulates you to walk more and be more active by converting the steps you take on a daily basis into currency units called sweatcoins. Then you can use the sweatcoins earned to purchase fitness gadgets, equipment or subscriptions to classes on how to stay healthy.
What’s important to know is that the app was essentially designed to make people more physically active outside. This means that Sweatcoin will not track all your steps, only those taken outside. The developers are working though on a solution to also track your inside movement. Due to the fact that it’s reliant on GPS in order to determine whether you’re inside or outside, using the app may lead to a pretty quick battery consumption.
- Price: Free (Subscription: $0.99/month)
- Requirements: iOS 12.1 or later
- Download Link: App Store
Track My Steps
Track My Steps is a simple and easy to use app that does exactly what its name suggests. Just like ActivityTracker, this app too uses the motion processor to gather motion data. Therefore it will not drain your battery life. You can set a daily steps-related goal and also see your history in order to analyze the progress made during a certain week.
Track My Steps comes with a clear and intuitive interface and also with multiple possibilities to change the background color. The app gives you the opportunity to join a fitness community and share your fitness achievements with friends on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. It’s worth mentioning that, if you opt for the monthly subscription option, you get access to numerous other fitness apps created by Zen Labs.
- Price: Free (Subscription: $9.99/month)
- Requirements: iOS 12.0 or later
- Download Link: App Store
Stepz
Stepz is a free step counter app designed for iPhone and Apple Watch users. The app tracks automatically your physical activity and promises not to drain your battery, since it doesn’t resort to GPS. You can easily check out all the essential fitness stats and see extensive report regarding your hourly, daily, weekly, monthly and yearly progress.
Stepz gives you the chance to set a daily step goal and visualize the progress towards that goal each hour. The app offers complete integration with Apple Health, a Today widget and an icon badge to view your step count. With Stepz you can also earn badges and unlock various achievements when you’re truly active.
- Price: Free (Subscription: $3.99/week)
- Requirements: iOS 11.2 or later
- Download Link: App Store
Step Tracker
Step Tracker by Pretty View is an app designed to track your daily movement and more. The app requires permission to access data from Apple Health and provide info regarding diverse fitness metrics, such as your step count, the distance walked or ran or the flights of stairs climbed.
In addition to keeping a daily log of your movement, Step Tracker can also monitor your weight, habits and moods. The app even allows you to keep track of your water intake and see if you’re drinking enough to stay hydrated. You’ll also find available Live Activities and Lock Screen widgets to quickly visualize your daily data without unlocking your iPhone.
- Price: Free (Subscription: $49.99/year)
- Requirements: iOS 11.0 or later
- Download Link: App Store
Social Steps
Social Steps is designed to make walking… you’ve guessed it, social. The app centers on step competitions between you and your friends, as a way to make your daily walks more exciting. Social Steps does not use GPS in order to monitor your movement, instead it imports and reads steps data from Apple Health.
How does everything work? Well, all you have to do is set a daily step goal, add your friends, start the challenge and see who’s reaching their goals. You can add your friends via Facebook or by sharing a link with them. The app is compatible not only with Apple Watch, but also with other similar devices such as Fitbit, Garmin or Polar. It’s important to specify that all the features are 100% free.
- Price: Free
- Requirements: iOS 14.7 or later
- Download Link: App Store
Steps+
Our last proposal, Steps+ is a free step tracker app you can use in order to up your physical activity level. The app lets you visualize all the relevant fitness stats, from your step count to active time, and share with others your results for a certain day. You can see your stats on an hourly, daily or weekly, monthly or yearly basis, as well
Steps+ allows you to set a daily fitness goal, like taking 5,000 steps or perhaps burning 700 calories, and provides insight into the progress you’ve made through nicely-designed charts. The app also sends you a notification once you’ve reached your goal. In addition, you have the possibility to track streaks and unlock various achievements.
- Price: Free (Subscription: $2.99/month)
- Requirements: iOS 13.0 or later
- Download Link: App Store
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